What Linux can learn from Microsoft

[Newby]

At this rate, it [Vista] won't be out till like.. next school year (07-08), which means I could get a college kid discount.

Probably, slated for 07

Slated.

Nelson, if I get any spare copies, I'll hook you up for free.

[Joe]

Me too. Thanks.

[Ergot]

At this rate, it [Vista] won't be out till like.. next school year (07-08), which means I could get a college kid discount.

Probably, slated for 07

Slated.

Nelson, if I get any spare copies, I'll hook you up for free.

He doesn't need a spare copy... he's suppose to get me a free copy.

[Newby]

Me too. Thanks.

I'm not mailing you a copy of Vista, nor am I sending you a Vista ISO when you're on dial-up. You lose.

Plus, you're supposed to be a Linux whore. Nelson breathes Windows; it's the least I can do.

[iago]

What I plan on doing: Getting home basic and as I get more money update to Ultimate for a reduced price later.

What I plan on doing: Vista Ultimate Edition at 1/10th the price.

I don't plan on installing it at all, even if it's free.  I'm too afraid of the Trusted Computing stuff that they will eventually force you to run...

[MyndFyre]

Me too. Thanks.

I'm not mailing you a copy of Vista, nor am I sending you a Vista ISO when you're on dial-up. You lose.

What about me?  I'm a RL friend now! 

[deadly7]

Slated.

Nelson, if I get any spare copies, I'll hook you up for free.

Me, too.  How can I provide tech support if I've never used the OS?!

[Newby]

What about me?  I'm a RL friend now! 

Maybe. =o

[iago]

Warrior and MyndFyre -- you guys seem to like Microsoft a lot, so why wouldn't you buy their product and support them?  If you're preaching that commercial software is great and charging for a product is fine, then you should be out paying for it.  It only makes sense!

[Warrior]

Warrior and MyndFyre -- you guys seem to like Microsoft a lot, so why wouldn't you buy their product and support them?  If you're preaching that commercial software is great and charging for a product is fine, then you should be out paying for it.  It only makes sense!

Everyone knows real preachers dont practice what they preach! Actually I would if I weren't in such of a bind with money.

[MyndFyre]

Warrior and MyndFyre -- you guys seem to like Microsoft a lot, so why wouldn't you buy their product and support them?  If you're preaching that commercial software is great and charging for a product is fine, then you should be out paying for it.  It only makes sense!

I probably will.  It's still rational to try to do better in cost.  I might like Microsoft, but not so much so that I'd irrationally pay a lot more money for something that I could get cheaper (hence why I got an MSDN subscription with 10 installations of all workstation Windows, 1 of each Server product, and 10 Office installations) for $1000 as a student instead of just buying those products individually.

[iago]

I probably will.  It's still rational to try to do better in cost.  I might like Microsoft, but not so much so that I'd irrationally pay a lot more money for something that I could get cheaper (hence why I got an MSDN subscription with 10 installations of all workstation Windows, 1 of each Server product, and 10 Office installations) for $1000 as a student instead of just buying those products individually.

So do you think that Microsoft charges too much for their products? :-P

(If this was Slashdot, it would be modded to Flamebait.. don't read much into this, I'm just poking fun)

[MyndFyre]

So do you think that Microsoft charges too much for their products? :-P

What difference does it make?  I think gas is too expensive, and I think books at Borders are too expensive.  I still buy it all now and then.

I don't really think of Linux as a competitor to Microsoft in the desktop market, and when you consider how much people pay for Macs, no, I don't think Windows is too pricey.  Sometimes I wonder about Office, but I really don't see a competitor in that field, either.

[iago]

Sometimes I wonder about Office, but I really don't see a competitor in that field, either.

I definitely agree with that. 

OpenOffice has a long way to go, but I think that they'll eventually be able to challenge Microsoft Office. 

Google might challenge Microsoft's office package too, some day, in some cases.  But that's a trickier problem, and I'd rather not get into it again

[deadly7]

and when you consider how much people pay for Macs, no, I don't think Windows is too pricey.

Yeah, but they're not buying JUST an OS.  They're buying a computer too.  Are you telling me that with Vista and a new computer, you wouldn't get around 1500-2000 dollars?